Webinar: MIT Port Resilience Project
Nov 20, 2009 at 7:00AM - Nov 20, 2009 at 8:10AMJoin Jim Rice who will be speaking about the MIT Port Resilience Project
Join Jim Rice who will be speaking about the MIT Port Resilience Project
Location: MIT E40-298
Establishing a Global Network through Collaboration
Wolfgang Lehmacher – President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental
Wolfgang Lehmacher is President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental and Member of the Board of GeoPost, the express parcel holding of Groupe La Poste (the second largest postal service in Europe). He manages all GeoPost entities outside of Europe, encompassing Russia / CIS, Turkey, Middle East / South Asia, East Asia / Oceania, Africa and the Americas, and is responsible for the global expansion of the Group and its worldwide network.
Mr. Lehmacher considers...
Join Dr. Noel Watson, CTL Research Associate and Zaragoza Logistics Center Senior Professor to explore how to improve your supply chain design and selection processes.
Supply chain management offers a world of opportunities for those with degree specialization, because it is the backbone of so many different kinds of companies. Almost every business out there - manufacturing, retail, service, and public sector - must have reliable supply management professionals to ensure the most effective, profitable, and competitive operations possible.
A professional masters degree in supply chain management has proven to be effective for people early in their careers and those looking for a change in direction. Supply chain graduates have taken...
Dr. Bruce Arntzen, MIT CTL Senior Research Director will focus on the MIT CTL Risk Management Project, which engages the MIT SCALE Global Network to provide a global perspective on risk management processes and practices in global supply chains.
With first-hand experience leading his crisis response team in response to more than 70 crisis events in 49 countries, Brent Woodworth (President and CEO of the Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation) will talk about the unique adventures, challenges, and lessons learned ranging from the remote regions of Colombia to the tragic events of September 11th and the recent, devastating fires in Southern California.
Location: Chicago, IL
MIT CTL to Explore Planning for Future Uncertainty in the Supply Chain
At the CSCMP Conference in September, MIT CTL will explore how supply chains are central to improving healthcare delivery around the world..
Tuesday, September 22 | 8:00 am to 9:30 am
Improving Health in the World and Saving Lives with More Effective Supply Chains
Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT
Dr. Yadav’s presentation will share how you can contribute your knowledge and expertise to
help save lives and improve health around the world.
Tuesday, September 22 | 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm
The...
Globalization has driven supply chain management and logistics to the forefront of business strategy - but few managers have this expertise. This informative session will highlight how our supply chain masters program complements your MBA by instilling in you a system-wide and global perspective, analytical problem solving techniques, and change leadership skills necessary to jumpstart your supply chain career. In addition, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics has partnered with leading European and Latin American business schools (IE Business School in Spain and...
The world is smaller than ever thanks to technology, trade and globalization and yet there are still hundreds of millions of people in need. Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program will discuss how supply chain principles from the commercial sector can be applied to private/non-profit and governmental/NGO medical and food distribution networks to help address those needs.
Meaningful change in any organization requires top-level support, yet most supply chain leaders fail to excite senior management about their change programs - enter financial benchmarking. Board-level executives love meaningful financial comparisons with their competitors. The PICOmeter is a financial benchmarking tool that connects the supply chain to the board room. In this webinar, MIT CTL Senior Research Director Dr. Bruce Arntzen will introduce the PICOmeter and describe how to use financial benchmarking to impress top management.